About the Award

Originated in 1995, the Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Awards are named in honor of President Emeritus Author E. Hughes. His outstanding achievements over his 24 years as president and his commitment to excellence mirror the extraordinary accomplishments of the fifty-plus honorees who proudly wear the medallion bearing his name. The award is presented annually to an alumnus/a from each of the five schools of the university.

Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award Recipients

Year

Recipient

2015

Karen P. Hewitt, ’89

2014

Jeffrey T. Thomas, ’82 (JD)

2013

Jan I. Goldsmith, ’76 (JD)

2012

Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., ’87 (JD)

2011

Virginia C. Nelson, ’79 (JD)

2010

Gerald L. McMahon, ’64 (JD)

2009

Richard M. Bartell, ’75 (JD)

2008

Hon. Thomas J. Whelan, ’61 (BBA), ’65 (JD)

2007

Leonard Armato, ’78 (JD)

2006

Susanne Stanford, ’75 (JD)

2005

Hon. Napoleon Jones, Jr. ’71 (JD)

2004

Steven R. Altman, ’86 (JD)

2003

David S. Casey, Jr., ’74 (JD)

2002

Hon. Lynn Schenk, ’70 (JD)

2001

Hon. Nancy H. Ely-Raphel, ’68 (JD)

2000

Patricia A. McQuater, ’78 (JD)

1999

Michael T. Thorsnes, ’68 (JD)

1998

Honorable Judith N. Keep, ’70 (JD)

1997

Hon. Federico “Fred” Castro, ’71 (JD)

1996

Sister Sally M. Furay, ’72 (JD)

1995

The Law School did not participate the first year this award was created.